We Will Win. A Statement on George Floyd, Andre Hill, Casey Goodson Jr. and Ma’Khia Bryant
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Franklin County leads Ohio and is among top 20 U.S. counties in rate of fatal police shootings
A new study shows Franklin County has the highest rate of fatal law enforcement shootings in Ohio and is among the highest in the nation.
The county has the highest rate of fatal shootings by law enforcement among Ohio’s metropolitan counties and is ranked 18th among the 100 most populous counties nationally, based on average annual fatality rate, according to the study by the Ohio Alliance for Innovation in Population Health released Tuesday.
The study, conducted through a partnership with Ohio University, analyzed six years of data compiled by The Washington Post’s fatal police shooting database, which did not previously factor in population or denote in which county a shooting happened. The report and The Post’s database used information on shootings that occurred between Jan. 1, 2015 through Dec. 31, 2020.
Casey Goodson Jr.’s family says he was shot 6 times by Franklin County deputy
Casey Goodson Jr.’s mother, Tamala Payne said Thursday he was six times by Franklin County Deputy Jason Meade on December 4.
Goodson’s family said he was shot five times in his back and once in his right buttock. The announcement was made after Payne met with Franklin County Coroner Dr. Anahi Ortiz and the deputy coroner who performed the autopsy.
Columbus police falsely reported progress on promised reforms
A Matter analysis of a dashboard meant to show the public the Columbus Division of Police’s reform progress revealed that some reforms were falsely reported as complete, raising questions on accuracy.
Former Columbus cop Adam Coy charged with murder of Andre Hill
The former Columbus police officer accused of killing Andre Hill has been indicted for murder, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced at a press conference on Wednesday night. Adam Coy is accused of fatally shooting Hill, a 47-year-old Black man, during an early-morning encounter in a residential garage in late December.
Coy was indicted for murder in the commission of a felony, felonious assault, dereliction of duty for failing to activate his body camera and dereliction of duty for failing to tell his fellow officer that he believed Hill presented a danger, Yost said. The grand jurors did not indict Coy for purposeful murder.
“Andre Hill should not be dead,” Yost said, later adding that “I believe the evidence of this case supports the indictment.”
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/andre-hill-shooting-adam-coy-charged-murder-ohio/
Columbus Police Chief Tom Quinlan Steps Down At Mayor Ginther’s Request
In an emailed statement, Ginther wrote the Quinlan could not implement change within the department.
“It became clear to me that Chief Quinlan could not successfully implement the reform and change I expect and that the community demands. Columbus residents have lost faith in him and in Division’s ability to change on its own,” Ginther said.
The statement says that Quinlan agreed to step back and serve as deputy chief.
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